Neelum River

Neelum River/Kishanganga River
Neelum River/Kishanganga River passing by Dosut, Neelum Valley
Map
Native name
  • نیلم آرٕ / کشنگنگہ آرٕ (Kashmiri)
  • دریائے نیلم/دریائے کِشن گنگا (Urdu)
  • किशनगंगा नदी/नीलम नदी (Hindi)
Location
RegionKashmir
Physical characteristics
Source34°23′23″N 75°07′19″E / 34.389629°N 75.121806°E / 34.389629; 75.121806
 • locationKrishansar Lake near Sonamarg, Ganderbal District, Indian-administered Kashmir
 • elevation3,710 m (12,170 ft)
Mouth34°21′18″N 73°28′07″E / 34.354869°N 73.468537°E / 34.354869; 73.468537
 • location
Jhelum River at Muzaffarabad, Pakistani-administered Kashmir
 • elevation
750 m (2,460 ft)
Length245 km (152 mi)
Discharge 
 • locationMuzzafarabad
 • average465 m3/s (16,400 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionJhelum River
River systemIndus River

The Neelum River, or Kishanganga River, is a river in the Kashmir region in the Indian subcontinent. It originates in Ganderbal district of Indian-administered Kashmir, flows through the Neelam Valley into Pakistani-administered Kashmir, where parts of its course fall along the Line of Control, before merging with the Jhelum River near the city of Muzaffarabad.[1]

  1. ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 12 February 2024.